Selective logging emissions and potential emission reductions from reduced-impact logging in the Congo Basin
To estimate carbon emissions from selective logging in Central Africa, we employed the
reduced-impact logging for carbon emissions reductions (RIL-C) protocol to quantify
baseline carbon emissions from legal timber harvests by source (ie, hauling, skidding, and
felling). We modeled the relationships between emissions and biophysical conditions,
logging practices, and forest policies and then used these models to estimate potential
emission reductions from full implementation of RIL-C practices. We applied the method in 8 …
reduced-impact logging for carbon emissions reductions (RIL-C) protocol to quantify
baseline carbon emissions from legal timber harvests by source (ie, hauling, skidding, and
felling). We modeled the relationships between emissions and biophysical conditions,
logging practices, and forest policies and then used these models to estimate potential
emission reductions from full implementation of RIL-C practices. We applied the method in 8 …